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{{Short description|English property developer and politician (1782–1844)}} |
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[[File:Thomas Read Kemp Lawrence.jpg|thumb|Thomas Read Kemp]] |
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| parliament = United Kingdom |
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| constituency_MP1 = [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] |
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| term_start1 = 1811 |
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| term_end1 = 1816 |
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| constituency_MP2 = [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] |
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| term_start2 = 1823 |
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| term_end2 = 1826 |
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| constituency_MP3 = [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] |
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| term_start3 = 1826 |
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| term_end3 = 1837 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1782|12|23}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1844|12|20|1782|12|23}} |
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| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] |
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| resting_place = [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] |
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| children = 10 |
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| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Westminster School]]|[[St John's College, Cambridge]]|[[Middle Temple]]}} |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He was the son of [[Sussex]] landowner and Member of Parliament [[Thomas Kemp (MP)|Thomas Kemp]], and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], and matriculated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the [[Middle Temple]] in 1804.<ref>{{acad|id=KM800TR|name=Kemp, Thomas Read}}</ref> |
He was the son of [[Sussex]] landowner and Member of Parliament [[Thomas Kemp (MP)|Thomas Kemp]], and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at [[Westminster School]], and matriculated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]] in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the [[Middle Temple]] in 1804.<ref>{{acad|id=KM800TR|name=Kemp, Thomas Read}}</ref> |
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Kemp conceived and developed the [[Regency architecture|Regency]]-style [[Kemp Town]] estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] 1823–26.<ref name="HoP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/kemp-thomas-read-1782-1844|title=''Kemp, |
Kemp lived at [[Herstmonceaux]],<ref>[https://kemptownestatehistories.com/the-kemp-town-estate The Kemp Town Estate] Retrieved 27/4/21.</ref> then conceived and developed the [[Regency architecture|Regency]]-style [[Kemp Town]] estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] 1823–26.<ref name="HoP">{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/kemp-thomas-read-1782-1844|title=''Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss.'', History of Parliament Online|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> |
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He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in [[Paris]] in 1844. He is buried in [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]]. A tablet was erected to his memory at [[St Nicholas' Church, Brighton| |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Arundel (UK Parliament constituency)|Arundel]] |
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| with = [[Augustus Keppel, 5th Earl of Albemarle|Viscount Bury]] |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]] |
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| with = [[Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet|Sir John Shelley, Bt]] 1826–1831 |
| with = [[Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet|Sir John Shelley, Bt]] 1826–1831 |
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| with2 = [[Sir Charles Blunt, 4th Baronet|Sir Charles Blunt, Bt]] 1831–1837 |
| with2 = [[Sir Charles Blunt, 4th Baronet|Sir Charles Blunt, Bt]] 1831–1837 |
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Thomas Read Kemp | |
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Member of Parliament for Lewes | |
In office 1811–1816 | |
Member of Parliament for Arundel | |
In office 1823–1826 | |
Member of Parliament for Lewes | |
In office 1826–1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 December 1782 |
Died | 20 December 1844 Paris, France | (aged 61)
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Children | 10 |
Alma mater | |
Thomas Read Kemp (23 December 1782 – 20 December 1844) was an English property developer and politician.
Leben
[edit]He was the son of Sussex landowner and Member of Parliament Thomas Kemp, and his wife Anne, daughter of Henry Read of Brookland. He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1801. He graduated B.A. 1805, M.A. 1810. He entered the Middle Temple in 1804.[1]
Kemp lived at Herstmonceaux,[2] then conceived and developed the Regency-style Kemp Town estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was Member of Parliament for Lewes 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for Arundel 1823–26.[3]
He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in Paris in 1844. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. A tablet was erected to his memory at St Nicholas's Church.
Family
[edit]Kemp married Frances Baring, daughter of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet and Harriet Herring in 1806. They had four sons and six daughters. She died during childbirth in 1825 and was buried at St. Nicholas's Church.
As second marriage in 1832, Kemp wedded Frances Shakerley of Somerford, widow of Harvey Vigors. They had one son.[3]
References
[edit]- Rose Collis (2010) The New Encyclopedia of Brighton Brighton and Hove City Council
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Kemp, Thomas Read (KM800TR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Kemp Town Estate Retrieved 27/4/21.
- ^ a b "Kemp, Thomas Read (1782–1844), of Hurstmonceaux Park, Suss., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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[edit]- 1780s births
- 1844 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
- 19th century in Brighton and Hove
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- UK MPs 1826–1830
- UK MPs 1830–1831
- UK MPs 1831–1832
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- British politicians who died by suicide
- People from Herstmonceux
- Suicides in Paris
- 1840s suicides